Last updated on July 17th, 2023 at 07:20 pm
You have to see this to believe it. Donald Trump’s campaign put out a statement blaming the “dishonest media” for his blatant “second amendment” solution to Hillary Clinton getting to pick Supreme Court judges.
Trump said, “By the way, if she gets to pick her judges, nothing you can do folks. Although, the Second Amendment people maybe there is. I don’t know.â€
Here’s how he explains that by not really denying it:
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Trump response: It's the dishonest media! pic.twitter.com/AQqpQnYpjH
— Victoria McGrane (@vgmac) August 9, 2016
Someone needs to tell Donald Trump he’s not Teflon Trump anymore. The Secret Service has already spoken to a Trump adviser about his threats to have Hillary Clinton executed just three weeks ago, so no, this isn’t the mean media’s fault.
The words that come out of Donald Trump’s mouth are not the fault of the media.
Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) isn’t buying it either, he tweeted, “Donald Trump suggested someone kill Sec. Clinton. We must take people at their word. @SecretService must investigate #TrumpThreat.”
Donald Trump suggested someone kill Sec. Clinton. We must take people at their word. @SecretService must investigate #TrumpThreat.
— Rep. Eric Swalwell (@RepSwalwell) August 9, 2016
This is a line that is not crossed. Donald Trump is losing badly to Hillary Clinton right now and this is how he’s reacting.
Donald Trump is running to be the leader of the free world, where the words he uses will have a huge impact on our standing in the world, on our efforts toward peace, and indeed our seeming impending collision with a nuclear war under his power.
The FBI has already been contacted regarding this threat. Sign our petition to urge the Secret Service to investigate Donald Trump’s comments here.
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